Ludwig

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Ludwig is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, historically associated with nobility and rulers and used in various forms across many European languages.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Hludwig 1
Ludvig 1
Ludwik 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic given name
given name
masculine given name
associatedWith European royalty
German nobility
category German masculine given names
Masculine given names of Germanic origin
cognateWith Clovis
Lewis
Louis
component hlūd (famous)
wīg (war, battle)
etymologicalOrigin Old High German
gender masculine
hasDiminutive Lutz
Wig
Wiggi
hasVariantForm Lodewijk
Louis
Ludovic
Ludovico
Ludovic
surface form: Ludovik

Ludvig
Ludwik
historicallyBorneBy dukes
kings
princes
languageOfOrigin German
meaning famous warrior
notableBearer Ludwig II of Bavaria
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig van Beethoven
usedInCountry Austria
Germany
Switzerland
usedInLanguage Czech
Danish
Dutch
German
Hungarian
Norwegian
Polish language
surface form: Polish

Slovak
Swedish
usedInRegion Central Europe

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Luise etymologicalOrigin Ludwig
Ludovica etymologicalRoot Ludwig
this entity surface form: Hludwig
Eduard Ludwig familyName Ludwig
L. L. Zamenhof givenName Ludwig
this entity surface form: Ludwik
this entity surface form: Ludvig
Ludwig Boltzmann givenName Ludwig
Ludwig Erhard givenName Ludwig
Ludwig Feuerbach givenName Ludwig
subject surface form: Ludwig Fischer
subject surface form: Ludwig von Cobenzl
Ludwig von Mises givenName Ludwig
von Mises givenName Ludwig
subject surface form: Ludwig von Mises
Luz Long givenName Ludwig
Friedrich hasGivenName Ludwig
subject surface form: Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege
Ludovica relatedName Ludwig